Malevolent tyrant Synonyms

Definitions for Malevolent


  • (adjective) having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
  • (adjective) wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
  • (adjective) having or exerting a malignant influence

Definitions for Tyrant


  • (noun) a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
  • (noun) a cruel and oppressive dictator
  • (noun) in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it